Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-29
Jenny Lind At Home.

Philadelphia Press: 1t hardly seems
pos I that the quaint little old lady,
Niue. l. h-Goldschniit, with whom l
have recently spent so charming an
evening, is really the came Jenny
Lind who thrilled the world with her
IN, aralled voice and made it ring with
her prrises a generation or more ago.
Although never a beautiful woman,
IN" great cantatrice, judging from the
m,ny different; portraits that are hang
ing about her house, must formerly
hav" h. en- attractive and engaging in
her appearance, but to-day she is the
%pln'nc-t. mos old-fashioned little BODY
imaginable, dressing IN the STYLE of
thirt,-hvc years ago, with a funny lit
IT, C pr folded over her shou ders and
~ c%uri"u-l, fashioned cap on nrr head,
und rn-ath which her hair is drawn
down smoothly on her face over he
lars. Added to these pecu!iariti-s. she
wears IA Dress made in a perfectly plain
manner. gathered" into a belt Al the
waist. with no attempt AT ornaments
TIC" IN the way OF trimming or over
skirt.
Few people. fancy, save her very
Intimate friends, are aware of the OK
ce-hingiy romantic nature OF jenny
L'uds marriage, not SO many Years
ago. To Mr.. Otto Col schmidt. who is
perhaps fail, fifteen years her junior,
ana, although a bald-he,ded. rather
el"erly looking gentleman, still appears
7" br much younger than his talented
wife. When Jenny Lind came to
AnI' RIGA SIR Jules Benedict .l4o came
AZ her aacompanist. He was obi I'd to
rturn Tor some reason suddenly to
England. and the great singr: suddenly
~oe'hUught her OF q poor young G rman
lnusic'an, wnom she had met some
umr "e!orc III Germany, and As soon
IA, possinlc secured his services IN the
p ace Ut Sir jules Bencdict's. The
man. like all no came within sound
1T ihe magical voice. soon became
JENNY L'nd's ardent admir-r and per-
-islertl, her slave. Never dreaming
hal he might in any way hope tor a
return o. ais passion he determined to
leav" her, aud upon announcing this
tact and telling her he could no longer
endure her perfcc: indifference tn HIM,
she told hlm Of her concealed love for
h M. and they soon went together to
Engisnh. where they were married and
have since lived.
Their present residence j. | Morton
Gald"ns, Bolton, 5. W., and i, "a CON-
Portable rather than r %prelpn'inus
aood,. II is full OF souvenirs f Jenny
l. nd's early irlumphs, and iha,e are
ais many valuable pictures. 4 large
portrait of the Princess Christina "a
aung in a conspicuous place, aud ls the
2ltt Of her ROYAL higbness. who was a
favoti'e pupil and is now n warm
tri-nd 81 Mime. L,nd-Gold, chnidt,
often coming 10 visit her in the ST
informal way. Jenny Lind is also n
great ~favorite with the queen and ths
ROYAL famil, generally. Anne. Lind
Gold chnidt has three children, one
daughter and two sons, M 4 them,
however, having the least mu%eal tai
ent. One Is in the army.
There il little left If the onca glori-
rus voice # Jcnny Lind, and sis4 = rely
uses il At all excepting in i~nsfruc,ing
some npils how to render a passage Of
song. She e a most Chart BILE aoman,
and for some sears has had a class of
ten poor girls whom she teaches twice
n week AT h.r own home, and pr pares
for opera and concert. She Is. how
EVER. vers careful in selecting FIR this
cl'ss only those who havev"iy decided
talent a d unusual natural voice. The
fa'ii"g heeith of 1.-THE greatest singer
thai ha-.~-r lived will deprivr many
a po'r g'rl a. ner valuable instruction,
and p'rhsps the musical world II come
bri liant stars.